PACROFI VII

PAN AMERICAN CURRENT

RESEARCH ON

FLUID INCLUSIONS

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA,

LAS VEGAS

Department of Geoscience

Division of Continuing Education

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

U.S.A.

JUNE 1 - 4, 1998

FIRST CIRCULAR

PACROFI conferences provide geoscientists studying fluid
inclusions with an international forum for the exchange of new ideas. Current
research is presented during oral and poster sessions while informal discussions
are encouraged during hosted receptions and meals. Conference participants
include scientists from academia, government and industry.

Possible Session Topics

* Phase Equilibria Studies

* New Analytical Techniques

* Fluid Inclusions in Ore Deposits

* Metamorphic and Crustal Fluids

* Melt Inclusions

* Petroleum and Sedimentary Systems

Please suggest other scientific session(s)

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Possible Pre & Post Meeting Field Trips

Field trips include transportation, lunch daily, and double occupancy
lodging if required.

1) Zion & North Rim Grand Canyon trip (3 days)

Estimated cost: $ 200

2) Hoover Dam (hard hat) day tour

Estimated cost: $ 45

3) Carlin Gold Deposits (4 days)

Estimated cost: $ 200

4) Viceroy Gold Deposit day tour

Estimated cost: $ 45

5) Yucca Mountain day trip (Nuclear Waste Repository)

Estimated cost: $ 20

My first choice is:__________________

My second choice is:_______________

I will probably not attend a field trip:_______

Abstracts

Please submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations by March 1,
1998. You will be notified of acceptance and selection for oral or poster
presentation by April 1, 1998. Oral presentations are limited to 15 minutes
with 5 minutes for questions. Poster presenters will have the opportunity
to offer a two minute oral introduction to their posters during the meeting.
Abstracts will be bound and available during the symposium

Location

PACROFI VII will be held on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las
Vegas (UNLV) on June 1- 4, 1998. A reception is scheduled the evening of
June 1.

UNLV, located in America's premier entertainment capital, Las Vegas,
is a 335 acre urban University. UNLV is located close to the "Strip",
casinos and restaurants. The city enjoys a desert climate, and offers a
wide variety of hotels. The nearest hotels are approximately one mile from
the campus.

Accommodations will be available in campus housing for $21/night for
a single or $15/night per person for a double room. Student dormitories
are air conditioned, suite style housing (2 rooms connected by an adjoining
bathroom), towels and linens are included.